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Julie Vettraino

Toronto,ON

Summary

  • 10+ years recruitment experience both Canadian and International
  • Exceptional analytical, planning and problem solving skills, with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment
  • Self-motivated and results driven team player with the ability to work effectively with others or independently 
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, as well as detail oriented and very well organized
  • Strong understanding of social media recruitment tools such as; Linked In and Facebook

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Technical Recruiter - Contract

Lyft
11.2023 - 11.2024
  • Collaborated with Hiring Managers in Core Engineering division.
  • Spearheaded efforts to overhaul Mobile interview procedures.
  • Executed end-to-end recruitment process resulting in hiring of 20 technical staff across New York, San Francisco, Seattle and Toronto.
  • Delivered insights to business via data collection.
  • Presented compelling offers to potential hires.

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist - Contract

DoorDash
Toronto, Ontario
08.2021 - 03.2023

Develop consultative partnerships with hiring managers and HR Managers to understand the business and their hiring needs, while ensuring to set the direction of the recruitment strategy in order to meet hiring requests.

• Perform full-life cycle recruiting, including intake requirements, posting strategy, sourcing, screening, interviewing, and shortlisting of qualified talent, owning the hiring process throughout every step.

• Review and update job postings with top-tier talent attraction in mind.

•Define and implement active/passive talent attraction strategies for assigned roles, adjusting as required throughout the recruitment process.

• Maximize sourcing channels, networks, diversity channels, social media, university relations, career fairs, etc. to attract top talent.

• Identify and communicate gaps in the talent demand/supply and actively work with stakeholders to bridge the gaps.

• Maximize utilization of market research techniques to enable more effective and efficient hiring.

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Rubikloud Technologies Inc
Toronto, ON
03.2019 - 04.2020
  • Successfully hired over 35 new colleagues across teams such as; Data Science, Data Analytics, Software Engineers and QA.
  • Developed process improvements and streamlined procedures to effectively resolve employee discrepancies.
  • Reviewed compensation program and developed short- and long-term plans to increase efficiency and employee satisfaction.
  • Maintained strong candidate pipeline for future hiring needs.
  • Attended and hosted industry events

Senior Recruiter

TribalScale
Toronto, ON
10.2018 - 02.2019
  • Managed full cycle recruitment for several business units such as: Sales, Marketing, Product Management, IT and Operations
  • Challenged and refined current recruitment and sourcing processes by suggesting actionable improvements and innovations.
  • Fostered productivity by coordinating itinerary and scheduling appointments.

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist (Contract)

Tangerine
Toronto, ON
06.2017 - 09.2018
  • Fulfill in timely manner recruitment requests which result in “best candidate” hires with consideration for a variety of factors (i.e. team dynamics, internal talent, and costing etc.)
  • Sourcing candidates from a variety of sources including: Social Media, Job Fairs, Post-secondary institutions etc.
  • Build strong relationships with leaders at all levels of the organization to help consult and fill difficult and niche roles within the bank
  • Complete Full cycle internal hiring – reviewing movement within the organization and analyzing the jobs to help develop internal employees
  • Ensure there is pay equity amongst teams when hiring new employees and provide direction and support to hiring managers in negotiating salary
  • Partner with assigned business units to understand strategic business objectives and organizational design in order to develop strategies that will meet current and future staffing

Talent Acquisition Specialist (Contract)

Loblaw Digital
Toronto, ON
02.2016 - 04.2017
  • Focus on building relationships and talent pipelines for all areas of Digital business: Marketing, Demand Generation, Email, Data Science, Trading, Business Support, Operations and Technology
  • Full-life cycle recruiting (source, pre-qualify, interview, assess, extend/negotiate offers) for primarily mid to high level positions managing the interview process
  • Ability to negotiate and close offers for all pay bands
  • Proactively utilize all ATS/CRM-related talent acquisition tools
  • Research and develop strategic solutions that will attract and acquire high quality candidates and build a pipeline for future needs
  • Utilize alternative sourcing methods to attract an experienced, professional and diversified workforce
  • Developed a network throughout the industry to build an up-to-date pool of current and potential candidates. This includes contacts through industry groups and associations as well as direct contact with candidates
  • Assessed internal and external candidates and offer recommendations to business leaders
  • Developed and maintained working relationships with internal clients, peers and candidates
  • Utilized analytics tools to provide relevant and impactful staffing metrics to business leaders
  • Used advanced influencing skills to advise management in identifying and attracting top talent

Senior Consultant

Found People
Toronto, ON
02.2012 - 02.2016
  • Proactively approach passive candidates via networking, referrals and online intelligence
  • Clients include large Retailers, Technology Innovators and Exciting Startups
  • Roles successfully managed include; C Level, Mid Management as well as Technology and Design professionals
  • Managed multiple clients and candidates
  • Assist business development activities through desk and telephone research and producing market intelligence reports
  • Utilized electronic sources for research such as Linked In, Zoom Info, Facebook etc.
  • Attended networking events regularly to establish contacts 

Executive Recruiter

Martyn Bassett Associates Inc.
Toronto, ON
05.2010 - 04.2011
  • Sourced and successfully placed candidates for key roles including Account Executives, Director of Sales and various Mid to Senior Sales roles
  • Leveraged existing relationships to generate new clients resulting in successful placements
  • Assist business development activities through desk and telephone research and producing market intelligence reportsUtilized electronic sources for research such as Linked In, Zoom Info

Associate Director

Atlantic Executive Search
London, England
04.2006 - 11.2009
  • Business development of several key accounts
  • Recruited researchers through to Managing Consultants both in Search and Contingent firms Example assignments: Senior Partner at VC Search Firm Senior, Researcher at International Oil and Gas Search Firm, Senior Consultant at Global Recruitment Firm
  • Several Researchers and Consultants with the TMT space

Education

Arts & Science

Sheridan College
1998

Timeline

Technical Recruiter - Contract

Lyft
11.2023 - 11.2024

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist - Contract

DoorDash
08.2021 - 03.2023

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Rubikloud Technologies Inc
03.2019 - 04.2020

Senior Recruiter

TribalScale
10.2018 - 02.2019

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist (Contract)

Tangerine
06.2017 - 09.2018

Talent Acquisition Specialist (Contract)

Loblaw Digital
02.2016 - 04.2017

Senior Consultant

Found People
02.2012 - 02.2016

Executive Recruiter

Martyn Bassett Associates Inc.
05.2010 - 04.2011

Associate Director

Atlantic Executive Search
04.2006 - 11.2009

Arts & Science

Sheridan College
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